The 39ers are a very pleasant bunch, blending youth with youth. Actually they had roped in a local Oxfordshire chap in his 50s, but he was not in the true ringer class. They were not that strong, their star bowler Suva having buggered his shoulder, and they had a long tail that included our own Martin Bowden (playing for the 39ers to make them 11).
James Rivington won the toss for the Erratics and put on his pads to bat first in a 35 over game. He removed his pads in the first over from de Caires. The Erratics stuttered to 44 for 4 due to wickets from de Caires, Jonkers and Tom P-G.
The Hemmingford Hermits were founded a year after us, and named after a pub in North London where the founders got drunk. They still do, but in their own homes. Many of the original members are now too infirm or gaga to make it to Stonor but their indomitable skipper, Terry Blake, still bats and captains with authority, although he no longer bowls his (very) slow tweakers, which was always a welcome bit of light relief.
V&A PLAYERS: Roger Smith, Tom Bird, Christiaan Jonkers [Skip], Jago Poynter, Andy Taylor, Rob Taylor, Nick Emley, Louis Jacot, Adam
It was a textbook day of cricket. The weather was fine throughout, the Stonor valley looked a resplendent study in
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V&A PLAYERS: R. Ashcroft (C), R. Morris, J. Poynter, R. Smith, A. Wayland, N. Emley, L. Jacot, S. Julka, M.
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V&A PLAYERS: T. Bird (Ring Master), N. Emley, L. Jacot, R. Taylor, C M-T, C. Jonkers, R. Smith, R. Ashcroft,
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Team selection will be competitive this year as the newfound V&A strength in depth allowed our skipper, Dennis, the luxury of a 14-man squad plus a scorer.
The Andy Taylor XI are great company of mixed cricketing ability. With an average age of about 25, they have
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Well, the less said the better. It was a wretched V&A batting response to a good session in the field. The domino cascade of dismissals ran right through the side and, worse still, no one could quite say how and why.
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